For many years, the Narromine Dubbo Rifle Club has had the privilege of hosting, the Southern Cross 1000yard and 600yard Australian Benchrest Championships.
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Competitors and their families and friends travel from across Australia to join with the local shooters for the week of Precision Shooting activities.
The Southern Cross Championships are now internationally recognised as the premier Australian Long Range Shooting event.
This year has emergence of a new International Precision Long Range Shooting Association known as the Global Benchrest Association (GBA).
The GBA is the first Long Range Shooting Organisation to invite and provide all International clubs and members with a full affiliation and membership.
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Since 2009, the Narromine Dubbo Rifle Club has had the unique honour of being the only non-American club to have their results included in International Competition comparisons.
The GBA has recognised the efforts of the Narromine Dubbo Rifle Club members by now incorporating it, as the only non-American GBA foundation club.
We are indebted to the, Virginia 1000yd BR Club, The Harry Jones 1000yd BR Club, The White Horse Firearms Centre and The Thunder Valley Club for nominating and supporting the Narromine Dubbo Rifle Club.
Sunday March 24 saw the NDRC make history by hosting and running the initial GBA 1000yd BR match in the world wide GBA competition.
On the day, the gusting southerly winds required competitors to allow approximately three to four metres of hold off to ensure that they were able to keep all their shots on the target.
GBA 1000yard Benchrest Results:
Light Gun International Class
5 Shot Groups size
- B Mckinnon 4.173" 7.834"
- D Goodridge 8.03" 9.72 "
- A Horder 14.005" 10.5"
- R Rainbow 11.5" 18.5"
5 shot Score
- B Mckinnon 50.2 47
- D Goodridge 47 45
- A Horder 40 45
- R Rainbow 40 40
Group Aggregate
- B Mckinnon 6.004"
- D Goodridge 8.875"
- A Horder 12.253"
- R Rainbow 15.00"
Score Aggregate
- B Mckinnon 48.6
- D Goodridge 46
- A Horder 42.5
- R Rainbow 42
Light Gun Standard Class
5 Shot Groups size
- B Morgan 21.3" 14.6"
- G Woods 26.9" -
5 shot Score
- B Morgan 38 41
- G Woods 38 -
- Group Aggregate - B Morgan 17.95"
- Score Aggregate - B Morgan 39.5
The next scheduled 600yard Long Range Benchrest match will be held on Sunday, April 14.
Initial sighting period at 8.30am, match to commence at 9am. For more information contact D Goodridge.
